GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (61-53) at CINCINNATI (49-65)

NL: SAN DIEGO (61-53) at CINCINNATI (49-65)

<h3>Padres hope to snap offensive blues against Reds</h3>

<div class="pre">San Diego (61-53) at Cincinnati (49-65) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Adrian Gonzalez will look to help the SanDiego Padres avoid a three-game losing streak when they visitthe Cincinnati Reds on Friday in the opener of a three-gameseries.


Gonzalez has been the bright spot on the Padres' offense, whichhas struggled to just one run and 11 hits over its last twogames. The 25-year-old Gonzalez is on a five-game hittingstreak and has batted .266 with 18 homers and 65 RBI on theseason.


San Diego absorbed a 5-0 loss in the finale of a four-gameseries against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, musteringjust four hits. The latest loss dropped the Padres three gamesbehind in the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West.

Gonzalez, who is looking for his 50th career home run, ishitless in three at-bats in his career against Reds starter MattBelisle (6-8, 5.26 ERA). The Reds' righthander registered hisfirst win since May 29 in his last start, allowing three runsand nine hits over six innings in a 13-4 triumph over thePittsburgh Pirates last Friday.


San Diego will counter with Wilfredo Ledezma (3-3, 5.06), whowill be making his third appearance with the club. Acquiredfrom the Atlanta Braves at the trade deadline, Ledezma will bemaking his initial start of the season and first since September29, 2006 when he was a member of the Detroit Tigers.

The Padres have lost three of their last four contests and theReds have won four of their last five.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO AT CINCINNATI -- LINEUPS

SAN DIEGO CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Giles RF .290 2 24 Norris Hopper CF .296 0 4
Geoff Blum 2B .266 2 18 Brandon Phillips 2B .275 21 66
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .266 18 65 Ken Griffey Jr RF .270 26 71
Mike Cameron CF .252 14 56 Jeff Conine 1B .261 5 27
Rob Mackowiak LF .273 0 0 Adam Dunn LF .260 30 74
Khalil Greene SS .228 18 60 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .268 8 46
Michael Barrett C .247 9 37 Alex Gonzalez SS .262 16 49
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .229 11 44 David Ross C .203 15 33
Wilfredo Ledezma LHP .000 0 0 Matt Belisle RHP .091 0 1
(0-2, 5.84) (6-8, 5.26)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: SDG - WILFREDO LEDEZMA (0-2, 5.84)
CIN - MATT BELISLE (6-8, 5.26)

UMPIRES: HP - GREG GIBSON
1B - LARRY VANOVER
2B - TONY RANDAZZO
3B - CHARLIE RELIFORD

WEATHER: 94 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: SDG - WILFREDO LEDEZMA AND MICHAEL BARRETT
CIN - MATT BELISLE AND DAVID ROSS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.293, 2 HR, 24 RBI)
G BLUM (.266, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.266, 18 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 2 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - WILFREDO LEDEZMA
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.296, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
B PHILLIPS (.275, 21 HR, 66 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.270, 26 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS CINCINNATI (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (35, M Belisle). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cameron 1. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Conine).


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
W Ledezma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.84

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.22

Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M Belisle 0-2.
Batters faced: M Belisle 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - WILFREDO LEDEZMA
CIN - MATT BELISLE</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JEFF CONINE SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GRIFFEY JR ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.260, 30 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM DUNN SCORED KEN GRIFFEY JR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
CINCINNATI 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.268, 8 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 2 0
CINCINNATI 2 2 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - WILFREDO LEDEZMA
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: R MACKOWIAK (.273, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K GREENE (.228, 18 HR, 60 RBI)
M BARRETT (.247, 9 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS CINCINNATI (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (35, M Belisle). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cameron 1. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .261
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 4 2 2 2 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - B Phillips (17, W Ledezma). SF - J Conine. RBI - J Conine (28), A
Dunn (75). 2-out RBI - A Dunn. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (22, 3rd base off W Ledezma/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Conine).


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 2 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
W Ledezma 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6.75

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.22

Pitches-strikes: W Ledezma 18-8; M Belisle 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Ledezma 2-1; M Belisle 0-2. Batters faced: W Ledezma 6; M Belisle 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 2 0
CINCINNATI 2 2 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - WILFREDO LEDEZMA
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.262, 16 HR, 49 RBI)
D ROSS (.203, 15 HR, 33 RBI)
M BELISLE (.091, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS CINCINNATI (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (35, M Belisle). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cameron 1. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .261
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 4 2 2 2 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - B Phillips (17, W Ledezma). SF - J Conine. RBI - J Conine (28), A
Dunn (75). 2-out RBI - A Dunn. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (22, 3rd base off W Ledezma/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Conine).


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 2 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
W Ledezma 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6.75

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.18

Pitches-strikes: W Ledezma 18-8; M Belisle 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Ledezma 2-1; M Belisle 1-3. Batters faced: W Ledezma 6; M Belisle 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
BUNT SINGLE BY NORRIS HOPPER SCORED ALEX GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N HOPPER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
CINCINNATI 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.277, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 2 0
CINCINNATI 2 1 3 4 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - WILFREDO LEDEZMA
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.229, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
W LEDEZMA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
B GILES (.293, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS CINCINNATI (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (35, M Belisle). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cameron 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - M Barrett.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
B Phillips 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .276
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .261
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .088

Totals 9 3 4 3 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - B Phillips (17, W Ledezma); A Gonzalez (22, W Ledezma). SF - J
Conine. RBI - J Conine (28), A Dunn (75), N Hopper (5). 2-out RBI - A Dunn, N
Hopper. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (22, 3rd base off W Ledezma/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Conine).


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 21 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
W Ledezma 2 4 3 3 1 2 0 6.91

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.18

Pitches-strikes: W Ledezma 35-21; M Belisle 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Ledezma 2-2; M Belisle 1-3. Batters faced: W Ledezma 11; M Belisle 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRIAN GILES (3) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF MATT BELISLE SCORED WILFREDO LEDEZMA.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2, CINCINNATI 3

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 2 2 4 0
CINCINNATI 2 1 3 4 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - WILFREDO LEDEZMA
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.270, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J CONINE (.261, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
A DUNN (.262, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS CINCINNATI (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .295
G Blum 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
W Ledezma p 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (35, M Belisle); K Kouzmanoff (16, M Belisle). HR - B
Giles (3, 3rd inning off M Belisle 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Giles 2 (26). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cameron 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - M Barrett.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
B Phillips 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .276
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .261
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .088

Totals 9 3 4 3 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - B Phillips (17, W Ledezma); A Gonzalez (22, W Ledezma). SF - J
Conine. RBI - J Conine (28), A Dunn (75), N Hopper (5). 2-out RBI - A Dunn, N
Hopper. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (22, 3rd base off W Ledezma/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Conine).


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SAN DIEGO - 002 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 21 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
W Ledezma 2 4 3 2 1 2 0 6.28

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 5.28

Pitches-strikes: W Ledezma 35-21; M Belisle 51-30. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Ledezma 2-2; M Belisle 2-4. Batters faced: W Ledezma 11; M Belisle 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KEN GRIFFEY JR (27) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF WILFREDO LEDEZMA.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2, CINCINNATI 4

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CONINE (.261, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>